Monthly Archives: December 2014

Encapsulation

I like to think of encapsulation as group like attributes together in a way that makes sense. A Class is, in a sense, a template to follow when instantiating (creating) an Object. A Class defines the characteristics (attributes) and behaviors (methods) of the group of characteristics. For example, if we are designing an application that tracks personal contacts, then a Person class would look like:Continue reading Encapsulation, Inheritance, Abstraction, and Polymorphism … oh my→